4 PHP cops suspended for corruption

FAISALABAD: Four police officials, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), of patrolling police were suspended over corruption charges.

A spokesperson said on Friday that ASI Waqas Ahmad, head constable Mubashar Iqbal, constables Rameez Ahmad and Imran Shahzad were charged with receiving bribe from drivers on Faisalabad-Chiniot road near Pull Dingroo.

SSP Patrolling Faisalabad Region Mirza Anjum Kamal suspended them when allegations were proved against them and a case was also registered against them. Meanwhile, Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) took action against two illegal colonies and sealed their offices on Friday.

The enforcement team sealed office of a housing scheme ‘District One’ in Chak 293/R-B while billboards of another scheme named Perl Residencia, displayed illegally were removed in addition to sealing its office.

The team directed the owners of both schemes to complete legal formalities before sale and purchase of plots. Two boilers sealed over pollution: The Environment Protection department sealed steam boilers of two industrial units and imposed Rs 400,000 fine on their owners over violation of Punjab Environmental Protection (Smog and Prevention Control) rules on Friday.

A team headed by Deputy Director Johar Abbas inspected a dying and a processing unit near Samanah pull, Sargodha Road and observed that poor quality fuel was being used in boilers. Man deprived of cash: Robbers snatched Rs 350,000 from a man in Madina Town area on Friday.

Faisal Naeem was carrying Rs 350,000 in his vehicle when two bandits intercepted him on Ghosia Road and snatched the cash from him.In another incident, three dacoits on a motorbike injured Moshin during a dacoity bid on Talianwala Road in Ghulam Muhammad Abad.